This week has disaster written all over it. Now it’s easy to think that “disaster” means the Iran war, a Wednesday Fed meeting where they raise interest rates or a crashing stock market. All wrong. The big disaster looming is filing out a bracket for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, better known as March Madness. Every bracket that gets filled out is pretty much guaranteed to be a disaster after the first two rounds.
It is a relief to know that the war in Iran “is basically complete.” Boy if the U.S. hadn’t totally destroyed everything in Iran, and it’s leadership, the war could be a complete disaster. Iran would still be shooting missiles, rockets and drones all over the Mideast. Oh wait, they are. Trump is now asking our “allies” to come over to the Strait of Hormuz and help open that waterway. The Iranians must not have gotten the word that they were beaten so they keep shooting at passing ships. Kind of a warm “Welcome to Iran” message,
Of course Trump may just be inviting all our “allies” to come help with planning and attending a huge victory celebration party in the next few weeks. Iran, as part of their losing, will be in charge of fireworks and light show. Uranium martinis are expected to give guests a soft warm glow.
Well, the Fed meets this week to discuss what to do with interest rates (giggle). The “giggle” comes from the fact that everyone knows they will stay pat. The disaster would be raising rates. Fed Chairman Powell would probably love to raise rates after being forced to fight White House pressure to lower rates. Oh, and fight DOJ criminal charges, subpoenas and character attacks. No matter, he’s probably more angry his alma mater (Princeton) didn’t get a March Madness tournament bid.
So there are a bushel full of possible disasters floating around, BUT the biggest potential disaster? Every top seeded March Madness basketball team LOSES in the first round. Good luck with the brackets and Go Hawaii.
